In the 120th edition of Internet Security Week , fraud impacts companies in Brazil, credit card theft on Google Chrome, phishing operations on Messenger, a survey on digital scams, and much more.
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Losses due to fraud have impacted 95% of companies in Brazil in the last 3 years
Kroll, a corporate risk management company, released on Monday (6) the results of its latest Global Fraud and Risk Report, which indicate that organizations in Brazil are suffering significant impacts from fraud and illicit activities, even when they are investing in tools such as data analysis to proactively mitigate risks.
By Dácio Castelo Branco on Canaltech
The TCE-PR system remains offline following a cyberattack
The TCE-PR website displays a warning about suspected malicious activity on its technological infrastructure, and procedural deadlines remain suspended.
By Francisco Camurça in We Live Security
Emotet malware is now stealing credit card information from Google Chrome users
The Emotet botnet is now attempting to infect potential victims with a credit card theft module designed to collect credit card information stored in Google Chrome user profiles.
By Sergiu Gatlan on Bleeping Computer
Pirated software lures victims into cryptocurrency theft
Approximately 10,000 people from Brazil, India, Indonesia, and France attempted to download pirated copies of commercial software infected with a digital wallet stealer: this information was published yesterday by researcher Pavel Novak of Avast in a report on blocking these attempts on client computers. According to the company's report, cybercriminals are abusing the brand names of popular software, promoting illegal and cracked versions to entice users to download the malware.
In CISO Advisor
Follina: Office documents are a gateway to vulnerability
A new vulnerability, CVE-2022-30190, known as Follina, allows the exploitation of the Windows support diagnostic tool through MS Office files.
In Kaspersky Daily
Massive phishing operation on Facebook Messenger generates millions
Researchers have uncovered a large-scale phishing operation that used Messenger to lure millions of users to phishing pages, tricking them into entering their account credentials and viewing ads.
By Bill Toulas on Bleeping Computer
Systems at the city hall of Alegre (ES) are down after a ransomware attack
Data systems used by the city hall of Alegre, in the state of Espírito Santo, were the target of a cyber attack on the morning of last Monday (6). So far, there is no information indicating a leak of the information stored in these systems, according to an official statement available on the city hall's website.
By Dácio Castelo Branco on Canaltech
Poll: Digital scams, have you ever been a victim?
It is becoming increasingly common to see scams that impersonate individuals, or even well-known companies and institutions. Participate in the survey and help improve digital security.
By Francisco Camurça in We Live Security
Webinar
Data protection: challenges and solutions in light of the LGPD (Brazilian General Data Protection Law)
- What are the challenges and solutions for data protection in companies in light of the General Data Protection Law (LGPD)?
- Available on YouTube
- Free
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